Wondering about the unusual blog name for a paper crafter? My site is named after my Black Lab, Shadow. Shadow received his name by being my constant shadow including while I am crafting. The running joke in my family is that due to the whole 'Labs shed A LOT', everything I create has a signature 'Shadow' hair hidden somewhere... I hope you enjoy my creations and please don't hunt for the tiny black hairs :)

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Wrapped up in fall!

Hello! I hope your weekend is off to a wonderful start! I have my upline Stampin' Up meeting today, so my morning will be full of crafty fun!

I really got into the fall theme for our latest stamp club meeting! All three cards featured goodies from the Holiday Catalog and were perfect for fall!

I don't normally do a whole lot of creating with Halloween but the Googly Ghouls stamp set (also part of the Ghoulish Googlies Bundle) was just too cute! The bundle is perfect for making little treat bags so I made sure I put it on my preorder. When I saw the adorable mummy card at Robyn's Stamping Hood , I knew I had to CASE it!

The 'wrapped' background is an easy technique but looks so awesome. I started with a piece of whisper white cardstock in the size that I wanted the layer (sorry, didn't write down the measurements...). I cut 3 strips about 1" wide and the same length of the layer with the paper trimmer. Then I did some very unscientific or mathematical cutting. Just make sure that the one side is wider than the other. Hope that makes sense. This does not have to be even and actually looks better when it's a little wavy. Before adhering the 'wraps', I inked all of the edges with basic black ink, then alternated the strips onto the layer. The rest was pretty basic. Don't you just love the little googly eyes (or is that just the preschool teacher coming out?)!

Thanks once again for stopping by and I hope you find some time to be crafty this weekend!

Everything is more fun with googly eyes, for sure! This is ADORABLE! I really lovethat background technique, too. So perfect for the little mummy. Hooray for non-mathmatical cutting...haha! That made me smile and I think that makes it even more fun to create that way. Hope you have a fun weekend! :)

This is so sweeeet....okay, perhaps it's supposed to scare the cornflakes out of me, but really?....it's adorable!Great technique with the wrap...must remember that one!Hmmmm....now I'm lookin' a little closer....are you sure this isn't you, after a mornin' with those ikkle tykes?...hahhha!

I love this adorable set, it's soooo cute Margaret! It's wierd because normally I don't do a lot for Halloween either but the fun side of it is inspiring me this year. Hmmmm....great minds you know. Have a super week! Hugs

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Welcome to my blog! I am a scrapping/stamping junkie, and a blog stalker. I love to create and share with others. As a teacher, I enjoy seeing the sense of achievement that occurs when people realize they can make something wonderful! Thanks for stopping in!